What is Contemporary?
•It can be defined as art
produced by artists living
today.
• the art of the present
which is continuously in
process and in flux.
11.
What are thegeneral characteristics of
Contemporary Art?
• Uses traditional media (watercolor and oil on canvas)
• Uses mixed media
• Some works are site specific (they cannot be experienced in the same way
if removed from original place of exhibit e.g. gallery, out of the streets, in the
forest, on the internet etc.)
• Processed based and integrate various mediums and art forms (e.g.
Sleepyheads Band- integrate performance art, theatricality and indie
music)
• Maybe collaborative/participative, interactive and process oriented
• There is a less emphasis on finished product and a single “author/creator”
but with audience’s active input
12.
Contemporary art ofthe 21st century
may combine elements of performance,
painting, sculpture, dance, and many
other media.
It draws on the movements of modern art,
including minimalism and assemblage art, to
create dynamic pieces that aim to challenge
the viewer and spark thought. Many
contemporary artists use their work to
comment on cultural and political issues,
including race, human rights, economic
inequality, and global conflict.
As the world continues to change and
impact human life on a large scale, art
continues to experiment with new ways of
reaching its audience.
The 7 Major
ContemporaryArt
Forms in the
Philippines
• Music
• Theatre
• Film
• Visual arts
• Dance
• Literature
• Architecture, Designs and
Allied Arts
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Music • Jazz,Blues, Pop, Rock, Folk, Hip-hop,
Metal, Dance music, and Country music.
All of these music genres were either
formed or well explored in the 1940s and
afterward.
• The invention of the TV, as well as the
earlier invented radio, helped publicize
and influence the acceptance of these
genres in various locations. Many of them
engaged the fusion of two or more music
styles, as this drew the interest of more
people. Genres such as jazz, blues, and
hip-hop all fall into this category
16.
Theater
• The Filipinocontemporary culture (in this case also theatre)
can be seen as a great example for anyone who would like to
speak about the postcolonial identity of the nation. The
Philippines–because of the difficult and complex history of the
country–cannot be con-sidered in a binary differentiation:
“Asian” vs. “Western”.
• Moreover, we should not forget that this country –according to
Sir Anril Pineda Tiatco in Situating Philippine Theatricality in
Asia–«is not only an amalgamation of pre-colonial, colonial,
and post-colonial cultures».
• There is no point in calling for the “authenticity” or the
“pureness” of the postcolonial theatre forms (and postcolonial
sacral performances), or in the accusation of being “polluted”
by foreign influence, as long as the major aim for the Filipino
theatre makers is to redefine their own artistic identity
17.
Film
• Despite ourcompletion of 100 years
of cinema in the Philippines, the
same problems plague us now just
as it had when film was still a
relatively new art form. The phrase
“poorly made” is fitting to describe
the quality of films being churned
out by the film industry year by year.
There have been few exceptions to
the rule.
18.
Visual Arts
• Artwork,such as painting,
photography, or sculpture,
that appeals primarily to the
visual sense and typically
exists in permanent form.
Literature
• art form of language
through the combined use
of words, creating
meaning and experience.
19.
Dance
• 1. Ballet
2.Ballroom
3. Contemporary
4. Hip Hop
5. Jazz
6. Tap Dance
7. Folk Dance
9. Modern Dance
• art of the human form, body is
used, mobilized and
choreographed in a specific time,
form and space.
